2018 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo

The 2018 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo was a road cycling stage race that took place in Gabon with an incursion into neighboring Cameroon between 15 and 21 January 2018. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2018 UCI Africa Tour, and was the 13th edition of the Tropicale Amissa Bongo.

2018 La Tropicale Amissa Bongo
2018 UCI Africa Tour
Race details
DatesJanuary 15–21, 2018 (2018-01-15 – 2018-01-21)
Stages7
Distance1,011.1 km (628.3 mi)
Winning time23h 52' 24"
Results
Winner  Joseph Areruya (RWA) (Rwanda national Team)
  Second  Nikodemus Holler (GER) (Bike Aid)
  Third  Damien Gaudin (FRA) (Direct Énergie)
Points  Brenton Jones (AUS) (Delko–Marseille Provence KTM)
Mountains  Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) (Eritrea national Team)
Youth  Joseph Areruya (RWA) (Rwanda national Team)
Sprints  Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) (Rwanda national Team)
  Team Bike Aid

Teams

The 16 teams invited to the race were:[1]

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

National teams

Stages
Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 15 January Kango to Lambaréné 146.6 km (91 mi) Hilly stage Lucas Carstensen
2 16 January Ndendé to Fougamou 173 km (107 mi) Flat stage Brenton Jones
3 17 January Fougamou to Lambaréné 114 km (71 mi) Hilly stage Rinaldo Nocentini
4 18 January Ndjolé to Mitzic 182.5 km (113 mi) Mountain stage Joseph Areruya
5 19 January Oyem to Ambam (Cameroon) 141.4 km (88 mi) Hilly stage Brenton Jones
6 20 January Bitam to Oyem 107 km (66 mi) Hilly stage Rinaldo Nocentini
7 21 January Bikelé to Libreville 139.5 km (87 mi) Flat stage Luca Pacioni
Total 1,011.1 km (628 mi)

Classification leadership
Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
A yellow jersey		 Mountains classification
A green with white dots jersey		 Points classification
A rose jersey		 Sprints classification
A blue with white dots jersey		 Young rider classification
A white jersey		 Best African rider classification
A white with blue sides and chest jersey		 Team classification
1 Lucas Carstensen Lucas Carstensen Soufiane Haddi Lucas Carstensen Soufiane Haddi Henok Mulubrhan Soufiane Haddi Bike Aid
2 Brenton Jones Henok Mulubrhan Joseph Areruya Henok Mulubrhan
3 Rinaldo Nocentini Brenton Jones Salah Eddine Mraouni Luca Pacioni Mikiel Habtom Salah Eddine Mraouni Direct Énergie
4 Joseph Areruya Joseph Areruya Sirak Tesfom Brenton Jones Joseph Areruya Joseph Areruya Bike Aid
5 Brenton Jones Damien Gaudin
6 Rinaldo Nocentini Tesfom Okubamariam
7 Luca Pacioni Tesfom Okubamariam
Final Joseph Areruya Tesfom Okubamariam Brenton Jones Tesfom Okubamariam Joseph Areruya Joseph Areruya Bike Aid

Final standings
Legend
General classification Denotes the winner of the general classification Mountains classification Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
Points classification Denotes the leader of the points classification A grey jersey Denotes the leader of the sprints classification
Young rider classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification Best African rider classification Denotes the leader of the best African rider classification

General classification
Final general classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Joseph Areruya (RWA) General classificationYoung rider classificationBest African rider classification Rwanda national Team 23h 52' 24"
2  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid + 18"
3  Damien Gaudin (FRA) Direct Énergie + 50"
4  Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 1' 51"
5  Brenton Jones (AUS) Points classification Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 7' 27"
6  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Sporting / Tavira + s.t."
7  Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Sovac–Natura4Ever + 7' 43"
8  Adrien Petit (FRA) Direct Énergie + 7' 51"
9  Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) Morocco national Team + 7' 55"
10  Salim Kipkemboi (KEN) Bike Aid + 8' 01"

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) Mountains classificationSprints classification Eritrea national team 22
2  Sirak Tesfom (ERI) Eritrea national team 19
3  Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) Morocco national team 18
4  Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) Morocco national team 17
5  Joseph Areruya (RWA) Rwanda national team 9
6  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea national team 9
7  Alejandro Marque (ESP) Sporting / Tavira 8
8  Damien Gaudin (FRA) Direct Énergie 8
9  Mikiel Habtom (ERI) Eritrea national team 6
10  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Sporting / Tavira 5

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Brenton Jones (AUS) Points classification Delko–Marseille Provence KTM 165
2  Youcef Reguigui (ALG) Sovac–Natura4Ever 148
3  Luca Pacioni (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia 139
4  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Sporting / Tavira 106
5  Adrien Petit (FRA) Direct Énergie 96
6  Lucas Carstensen (GER) Bike Aid 93
7  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid 90
8  Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) Morocco national team 81
9  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea national team 71
10  Joseph Areruya (RWA) General classificationYoung rider classificationBest African rider classification Rwanda national team 70

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) Sprints classificationMountains classification Eritrea national team 16
2  Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) Morocco national team 15
3  Damien Gaudin (FRA) Direct Énergie 11
4  Mikiel Habtom (ERI) Eritrea national team 11
5  Joseph Areruya (RWA) General classificationYoung rider classificationBest African rider classification Rwanda national Team 9
6  Nicola Toffali (ITA) Sporting / Tavira 7
7  Temesgen Buru (ETH) Ethiopia national team 7
8  Nikodemus Holler (GER) Bike Aid 6
9  Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) Morocco national Team 6
10  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea national team 5

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Joseph Areruya (RWA) Young rider classificationGeneral classificationBest African rider classification Rwanda national Team 23h 52' 24"
2  Salim Kipkemboi (KEN) Bike Aid + 8' 01"
3  Fiseha Gebremariam (ETH) Ethiopia national team + 8' 09"
4  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea national team + 8' 20"
5  Saymon Musie Mehari (ERI) Eritrea national team + 10' 59"
6  Meron Abraham (ERI) Bike Aid + 11' 35"
7  Mohcine El Kouraji (MAR) Morocco national team + 13' 18"
8  Luca Raggio (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 14' 46"
9  Simone Bevilacqua (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 17' 26"
10  Massimo Rosa (ITA) Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 17' 52"

Best African rider classification

Final best African rider classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Joseph Areruya (RWA) Best African rider classificationGeneral classificationYoung rider classification Rwanda national Team 23h 52' 24"
2  Salah Eddine Mraouni (MAR) Morocco national team + 7' 55"
3  Hailemelekot Hailu (ETH) Ethiopia national team + 8' 01"
4  Lahcen Saber (MAR) Morocco national team + 8' 08"
5  Fiseha Gebremariam (ETH) Ethiopia national team + 8' 09"
6  Henok Mulubrhan (ERI) Eritrea national team + 8' 20"
7  Tesfom Okubamariam (ERI) Mountains classificationSprints classification Eritrea national team + 8' 36"
8  Damien Tekou (CMR) Cameroon national team + 8' 43"
9  Sirak Tesfom (ERI) Eritrea national team + 10' 11"
10  Saymon Musie Mehari (ERI) Eritrea national team + 10' 59"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)
Rank Team Time
1 Bike Aid 71h 53' 42"
2 Direct Énergie + 1' 02"
3 Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia + 1' 52"
4 Eritrea national team + 7' 34"
5 Sporting / Tavira + 8' 30"
6 Morocco national team + 9' 05"
7 Delko–Marseille Provence KTM + 11' 10"
8 Ethiopia national team + 11' 19"
9 Rwanda national team + 23' 47"
10 Tunisia national team + 24' 24"

References
  1. Startlist TAB18 (PDF). 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-08-18. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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